One will notice a BSD theme that runs through my computing bubble, world. In the past I have messed around with FreeNAS, more for testing, naw more for playing around. It is a good way a way to learn a … the rest of the story. . . “TrueNAS”
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After a long, busy week Friday was welcomed. When I got home the kids let me know I had a package, from overseas. Huh, I haven’t ordered anything lately. It was pizza night so the package was forgotten for a … the rest of the story. . . “Friday Surprise”
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From here on out I am going to keep all updates and new tidbits on the WiiU Gamepad with a RPi CM4 with RetroPie project. I will try and keep big updates pointed out, but it is going to … the rest of the story. . . “WiiU4Pi Gamepad”
Read moreI recently put together a Raspberry Pi media player with a 2.5″ hard disk to go with it. Just the Geekworm board and Pi look a little lonely and not very aesthetically pleasing. I was looking for a case, but … the rest of the story. . . “Custom Art Deco’ish RPi case”
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Oscilliscopes have always caught my attention, but not having a real need for one there is little excuse for the price they cost. A while back I saw this USB board and some software that created a simple, yet useful … the rest of the story. . . “EspoTek Labrador Board”
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A shout out to the great gang that put together the Run BSD sticker drive. our donation went to the FreeBSD Foundation.
FreeNAS Server as it is currently
My definition of a shiny penny moment follows:
‘joyous exploration” is define as “the recognition and desire to seek out new knowledge and information, and the subsequent joy of learning and growing.” – Todd B. Kashdan
In the … the rest of the story. . . “Sidebar – A shiny penny that turns”
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I have been playing around with the Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express and CircuitPython. Tonight I was digging through my box of attachments to see what I could learn about. A joystick. Well that sounds like fun. All I have with … the rest of the story. . . “ItsyBitsy JoyDraw”
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This is the story of a project that has been in the works for a little while and is finally coming together. The story of another Raspberry Pi going into an old computer case. I like to think of it … the rest of the story. . . “MacPi Plus Project”
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It finally happened. My trusty, hand me down, Fluke 87 gave up the ghost.
Busted one is on the left, donor is on the right.
A friend of mine who is a real electrical hardware engineer gave me his when … the rest of the story. . . “Fluke 87 rip and replace”
Read moreSince entering the wonderful world of electronics, I have had an itch to make an audio amp. Probably one reason is that I am sans a real audio system right now and I am digging the hardware aspect of the … the rest of the story. . . “LM386 Audio Amp”
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